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OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE HOUSE. AND THIS IS ALSO BREAKING TONIGHT IN MIDDLETON A FIRE AT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION. THE ESSEX COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION IN ONE OF THE ...

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TRIKALA, Greece (AP) — An explosion and fire at a cookie factory in central Greece killed five female night shift workers and left seven injured, authorities said Monday. The injured, including a ...

A gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the ...